Gossip: A vehicle for the development of personal reputation in organizations Academic Article

abstract

• This theoretical examination seeks to further research into reputation by exploring the role of gossip in reputational development. Building on existing theory and empirical finding, we argue that as individuals deviate from organizational and group norms, they generate attention and, in turn, gossip related to this deviance. This gossip is an important determinant of the action for which the person is known, and consequently their reputation. A series of propositions are offered related to the nature of these relationships and opportunities for future research and organizational application are discussed.

authors

• Zinko, Robert

published proceedings

• Journal of Organizational Moral Psychology

author list (cited authors)

• Zinko, R., Furner, C. P., Herdman, A., & Wikham, W.

publication date

• 2011

published in

• Journal of Organizational Moral Psychology  Journal

start page

• 39

end page

• 47

volume

• 2

issue

• 1